Monthly Archives: December 2008

International Regional UNESCO Conference: “Methodological and Methodical Issues in Bioethics Today” Ethics Department, Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, Faculty of Arts, Presov University Presov, Slovakia January 21-22, 2009 Background: The aim of the conference is to analyze and discuss methodological … Read More

The Bioethics Society of the English-Speaking Caribbean 3rd Annual Bioethics Forum “Bioethical Standards: People and the Environment” June 5, 2009 Call for Abstracts Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts – February 1, 2009 Trinidad & Tobago is the venue for the … Read More

A health-care organization based in Oakland, California, is building a biobank that could rival the world’s largest in size and scope. The biobank will be run by the health-care provider Kaiser Permanente and has received a grant of US$8.6 million … Read More

It’s become widely known that major health disparities exist among the nation’s minority communities, including higher rates of certain cancers, high blood pressure and diabetes, and poorer access to medical insurance and disease screenings. Yet with all of the statistics … Read More

The 2008 Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences survey shows that eight in 10 adults nationwide favor making genetic testing easily available to all who want it, and 54 percent say that the benefits of conducting genetic research outweigh the risks. … Read More

You can hardly read a medical or biomedical research story today without bumping into a bioethicist. Last week they were opining on the Vatican’s new guidelines for reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization. This week you find them in … Read More

Terminally ill patients for whom conventional medicine offers little benefit are often willing to try unproven therapies. Because these individuals are often ineligible for clinical trials and compassionate use can be procedurally difficult to secure, gaining access to experimental drugs … Read More

The 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules: Perspectives from the Fields of Law, Health Care, Ethics, and Disability Policy February 13, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia The symposium, â€œThe 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules:Â Perspectives from the Fields of Law, … Read More